Designing Learning Evaluation and Validation Reference Material / Books Internet Links Multimedia & Activity Packs - Design Process Reference Material / Books The training evaluation process: A practical approach to evaluating corporate training programs By David J Basarab Sr (Manager of Evaluation, Motorola University, USA) Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992, Published in Netherlands 288pp, 241 x 165mm, Glossary index HARDBACK UK £81.75 Provides the commercial training industry with a step-by-step approach, developed by one of the authors, to use when evaluating training programmes. It allows corporations to determine whether money spent on training is an investment or an expense and whether there is room for improvement. CONTENTS: Introduction to evaluation; training evaluation phases; developing an evaluation plan; develop evaluation procedures; obtain evaluation data; analyse evaluation data; report evaluation results; measuring effective evaluations Handbook of training evaluation and measurement methods: Proven models and methods for evaluating any HRD programme By Jack J Phillips, PhD 3rd ed, Guld Publishing Company, 1997, Published in USA HARDBACK UK £33.00 This handbook shows the reader how to design, implement and assess the effectiveness of HRD programmes, as well as how to ultimately measure their return on investment (ROI). Each chapter has been revised and updated to include additional research, expanded coverage and new examples of the case studies. Seven new chapters have also been added, focusing largely on ROI. The Trainers guide: a practical manual for the design, delivery and evaluation of training By Richard L Sullivan Aspen Pub Inc, 1990, Published in USA An Evaluation of audit training centres in Scotland By Philip Seed, Margaret Thomson, Fiona Pilkington The Stationery Office Agencies, 1998, Published in UK Published in association with Scottish Office. Central Research Unit PAPERBACK UK £3.00 0 Evaluating corporate training: models and issues By Stephen M Brown Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997, Published in Netherlands HARDBACK UK £69.50 The purpose of this volume is to provide training professionals in business and industry, and students of human resources development, with an overview of current models and issues in educational evaluation. This book will provide students of educational evaluation, practitioners in training functions, their managers, and other HRD professionals with insights that will advance the profession and the clients it serves. The book is organised around three themes: context, models and issues. The chapters in the context section are intended to provide the reader with an understanding of the social, organisational and interpersonal factors that provide background and give meaning to evaluation practice. The models section brings together contributions from some of the most influential thinkers and practitioners in the field. The chapters in this section provide perspective on the dominant themes and emergent trends from individuals who are the drivers of those trends. The Economic Evaluation of Vocational Training Programmes By Manuel Zymelman Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 1976, Published in USA Handbook of training evaluation and measurement methods By Jack J Philips 2nd ed, Kogan Page, 1991, Published in UK HARDBACK UK £37.50 Revised and updated to include recent research findings and new chapter on computer applications, this guide aims to equip training managers with the practical tools needed to evaluate the success of training programmes. CONTENTS: Part 1 The Measurement imperative: the need for results-oriented HRD; the trend toward management. Part 2 Preparation for evaluation: developing a results-oriented approach; results-oriented HRD model; instrument design; participant selection and evaluation design; determining HRD programme costs. Part 3 Evaluation methods and mechanics: data collection methods; data analysis; measuring the return on HRD; computers and HRD evaluation; evaluating outside resources. Part 4 Factors affecting programme results: management influence on HRD programme results; communicating programme results. Appendices: fear and loathing on HRD programme results; procedure for programme evaluation; new supervisors' development programme evaluation questionnaire; new supervisors' development programme follow-up evaluation; performance contract. Evaluating Training (1996) By Peter Bramley IPD London Evaluation of Training By Martha Reeves price £8.95 Published by the Industrial Society, 49 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 ITH, and available from IOL: top Internet Links http://www.safety.com.au/civ.htm Workplace Training in Australia (Competency based training courses) This is a registered training organisation in Australia with a specific slant on training in safety in the workplace. All training courses are competency based and show some interesting methods for compiling and evaluating training. http://www.internationtrainer.com.eval.htm Training Evaluation Process To successfully transition into the 21st Century, progressive companies recognise the need to increase and/or maintain their competitiveness in a global market. Training employees. http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/library/literacy/krz199/vao3860/tks535/index.htm Evaluating Training Evaluating a training programme or training course means continuously assessing its progress and effectiveness. http://www.nprdc.navy.mil/wworks/eval.htm Finding About the Evaluation of Instruction. top Multimedia & Activity Packs These are available from IOL or direct from Gower Publishing, Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot, Hampshire GUII 3HR England. Making Training Pay By Mike Cannell £50 stg top About the Network | Train the Trainer | Resources/Links | Hints on the Web | Chatroom | Contact | Home